French Pattern Chef's Knife
This chef's knife has an 8-inch French pattern blade. It is a Damascus Cu Mai construction made from 15N20, 80CrV2, and nickel forge welded and folded 64 times into a random pattern. Once the Damascus billet was made it was forge welded with copper and nickel to an 80CrV2 core. The bolster/spacer is twisted Damascus and the handle is a stabilized buckeye burl. The handle is finished with 8 coats of teak oil and hand rubbed to achieve an ultra-smooth, durable satin finish. It was hardened and tempered to achieve a 60 to 61 Rockwell hardness.